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Identification and Creation

Object Number
M12728
People
George Grosz, American (Berlin, Germany 1893 - 1959 Berlin, Germany)
Title
"It is but a pitiable role to have to play the hare in this world - But the good master has need of hares." Act I, Scene 1
Other Titles
Original Language Title: "Es ist doch eine jämmerliche Rolle, der Hase sein müssen auf dieser Welt - aber der gnådige herr braucht hasen."
Series/Book Title: Die Räuber
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
20th century
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/258586

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Lithograph
Dimensions
sheet: 70 x 53.4 cm (27 9/16 x 21 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Ferdinand Roten Gallery, Cambridge, Massachusetts], sold; to Fogg Art Museum, October 15, 1952.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Louise E. Bettens Fund
Copyright
© Estate of George Grosz / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Accession Year
1952
Object Number
M12728
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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